Pakistani Islamic schools

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Students at Darul Uloom Haqqania, a madrasa in Akora Khattak, Pakistan, study the Koran. Amid talk of reform, the seminarys head says, We are too strong, and it will never happen. This is just talk for the Americans.

Students at Darul Uloom Haqqania, a madrasa in Akora Khattak, Pakistan, study the Koran. Amid talk of reform, the seminarys head says, We are too strong, and it will never happen. This is just talk for the Americans. (Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images)

Students at Darul Uloom Haqqania, a madrasa in Akora Khattak, Pakistan, study the Koran. Amid talk of reform, the seminarys head says, We are too strong, and it will never happen. This is just talk for the Americans.